What is Technical Convergence?

Technological convergence is the tendency that as technology changes, different technological systems sometimes evolve toward performing similar tasks.
E.G: We used to use the radio to listen to music and now we use our phones to listen to music

Investigate a device - Mobile Phone

Functions of a mobile phone

• SMS/Texts
• MMS - Multimedia Messaging, using 3G/4G
• Internet
• Colour screens
• Bluetooth
• Camera
• MP3
• Radio
• Video Games
• Expandable memory 
• Video messaging

Media sectors it relates too:

• Relates to all sectors

How we use it:

• Texting
• Phonecalls
• FaceTime
• apps
• games
• music
• taking photos/videos

Advantages of a mobile phone:

• Communicating with family, friends and co-workers
• Constant internet
• Entertainment
• Everything all in one place
• Portable

Disadvantages:

• Can hinder real life human interaction
• Can cause serious accidents 
• Breech of privacy and security

Platforms and products:

• Apps eg: You go onto the music app to listen to music

What have i learned about digital media so far

Over the course of the last week i have learnt a lot about digital media. I've learnt about many things within media, such as different platforms and what platforms are. I've learnt a whole new set of words and the meanings. I've learnt about the different digital media sectors. I'm really enjoying media so far and it looks to be an interesting course.

About Me

My name is Elise, I'm 16 and i study Maths GCSE, Health and Social care and Media studies.
My birthday is on the 20th July, which means I'm fairly young.
I have two younger brothers.
I enjoy photography, and i use social media a lot. Twitter, Tumblr and Snapchat are my favourite.
I want to study media and i think i'd be good at it and it will help me with technology and how everything works.
On Tumblr i have over 800 followers.
On twitter i have nearly 6,000 followers. Ive met a lot of friends that i made on twitter and i enjoy meeting them. For example in 2013, Chris Colfer an actor of Glee came to the UK and me and all my friends from twitter met at Bluewater and we camped on the floor of blue water shopping centre to meet him. I've also made friends with people who live in other countries such as America, Australia and Russia.
I really enjoy doing coursework but i am not good at doing tests as i don't have a very long attention span.
I enjoy going onto youtube and watching all my favourite you tubers, i watch many you tubers and they're all different, i watch bloggers, beauty bloggers and then all the typical famous you tubers such as Tyler Oakley.

I really enjoy music and my music taste is very varied. I love musical theatre, old school R&B, rap, hip hop, classical, some newer stuff,Motwown,Soul & Rock. I just have a big range.I enjoy singing but i would never sing in front of anyone.

My favourite singer is Michael Jackson and my favourite rapper is TuPac and Drake.
My favourite TV shows include Glee, How To get Away With Murder,Prison Break, Breaking Bad,Empire, Sherlock and many many more.I have an unhealthy obsession with TV shows. I'm obsessed with Glee and it is my favourite show ever, i like it because i can relate to it so much and it includes all the things i like such as musical theatre, singing, dancing - everything.
I love Movies and i love all disney films a lot. The most recent Film that a I've seen was Straight Outta Compton.

I enjoy going to theatre and i love musical theatre a lot. At the theatre I've seen many things, just to name a few, I've seen: The Book Of Mormon x4, Wicked x7, Hairspray, Billy Elliot, Mcqueen, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Blood Brothers and many more!

One day i would love to go to New York one day and see loads of shows on broadway.
I enjoy seeing my friends and i love going out.
My friends find me annoying as i love to talk and I'm always laughing.

In 2013 i also went to Russia with my old school on a school trip and it was amazing but it ended up in me getting and £3000 phone bill.

This summer i went to Spain twice with my family. A few years ago i went to Barbados and it was the most amazing trip, we have very close family friends who live there and i hope to go back soon.